The massive New Mandalay Resort City (NMRC) integrated township project is set to move forward on a 4000 hectare site off the Mandalay-Lashio highway in Mandalay Region’s Pyin Oo Lwin district.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Adapting Japan’s green habits in Phnom Penh
even Japanese organisations, led by Mitsubishi Corporation Phnom Penh Representative Office, have started an initiative dubbed the Phnom Penh Clean City Challenge
Khai: A gift from the Ou River
A cascade of dams is changing the river’s ecology and threatening riverweed – a traditional source of food in northern Laos
How can agriculture in Lao’s Champassak province be improved?
The Mekong River ecosystem is fairly healthy but there is too much rubbish. People depend on fish and other aquatic foods so it is extremely important that the river is kept in as good a condition.
Probe into Cambodia police land protestor shooting launched
Cambodian authorities have moved quickly to investigate a clash between land protestors and the provincial military police in Sihanouk province last week during which one protestor was shot.
Cambodia, looking to the horizon, prepares for drought
New partnership on drought preparedness further supports Cambodia in climate change preparedness and realising the goals of Agenda 2030 and Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction